I'm doing well. I don't plan on smoking any more. This is probably the umpteenth time I've tried to stop. It's the best I've ever done. I came home yesterday. Should be back to work Monday. Dr. thought TIA at first because I had minimal issues, and recovered from that quickly. MRI showed full blown stroke.

Scary stuff! Glad to hear you are headed back to work Monday. Curious if you had been taking aspirin prior to the stroke.

I was taking aspirin when I had my first stroke. They put me on Plavix then, so that's what I had been taking. Now I'm on both.

I was on Plavix and aspirin when I developed 2 ulcers, collapsed and spent 3 days in the hospital after the ambulance pumped 4 units into me. I'm sure you have read where Plavix is linked to a higher risk of stroke even though it is given to stroke victims...... your milage may vary of course..Hope you continue to do well.

It's a one Day or should I say every second of the day thing at first! It gets better as the time goes by March 30 this year will be six yrs., never had a clue I'd made it. The benefits of quitting are worth it!

I've smoked for 41 years. On 12/30/17, my DW and I came down with respiratory infections (she has never smoked). Needless to say, I didn't feel like smoking. When I started to feel like smoking again, it had been five days without, so I decided to quit. It's now been eleven days, and I've got a long way to go, but so far so good!

Well, I caved in. My attitude was so bad, I didn't even want to be around me, so I'm sure no one else wanted to be around me either. But... the good news is that I'm attempting again. I'm not gonna let this beat me.

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Well, I caved in. My attitude was so bad, I didn't even want to be around me, so I'm sure no one else wanted to be around me either. But... the good news is that I'm attempting again. I'm not gonna let this beat me.

See...you didn't come back here for that virtual slap! Now you know.

But seriously, it's harder for some than others. Keep at it. We're rooting for you.

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Thanks for all the support! I'm doing well on this quit so far. I smoked for a couple of days, then got angry at myself for holding myself on the crutch again.

Go for it and keep this in mind from a person who knows: COPD is a beech. I smoked 43 years and quit 24 years ago. Did fine until just a few months ago - now on oxygen about 18 hours per day and have a heck of a time breathing even after a small exertion such as taking out the garbage. I did use the patch but had really slowed down before that. The only solution is to QUIT and tell yourself that you like living more than smoking. BEST of LUCK - but it isn't luck - it is WILLPOWER.

I smoked for 30 years and quit 20 years ago. I was diagnosed with emphysema 2 years ago. I wish every smoker I meet could spend one day in my body. They would never smoke again. Ever. You could not pay me to smoke one more cigarette.

I smoked for 30 years and quit 20 years ago. I was diagnosed with emphysema 2 years ago. I wish every smoker I meet could spend one day in my body. They would never smoke again. Ever. You could not pay me to smoke one more cigarette.

Or try living in my body where your chest was cut in half and the lungs removed then replaced by someone else's lungs...... that are now failing.

When I quit smoking I got some chocolate tootsie pops. It gave me something to hold on to and something to stick in my mouth instead of a cigarette.

For me it was cheesy poofs, it seems that my fingers were always orange

My close friends and relatives have seen what I went thru, they were with me when all this was going down and they are still smoking, one even started back up. I look at them and just shake my head and think "you have no idea"

I smoked for 30 years and quit 20 years ago. I was diagnosed with emphysema 2 years ago. I wish every smoker I meet could spend one day in my body. They would never smoke again. Ever. You could not pay me to smoke one more cigarette.

After my heart attack on March 30, 2012, laying in the ICU I finally realized that I had taken the smoking bit to far! That was my last two puffs on the cancer stick that morning after 46 years and 4 previous tries at quitting! I have mild COPD, just hope it stays this way!kdbgoat, Keep up and don't give in, you can do it!!

catblaster: Best to you! Keep the Faith!

Every Morning I Wake Up Is Going To Be A Great Day Even If It's My Worst!

The sad thing about emphysema is that it never improves, it is basically a slow death sentence. Maybe some day they will develop artificial lungs for transplanting but my doctor says not in my lifetime.

After my heart attack on March 30, 2012, laying in the ICU I finally realized that I had taken the smoking bit to far! That was my last two puffs on the cancer stick that morning after 46 years and 4 previous tries at quitting! I have mild COPD, just hope it stays this way!kdbgoat, Keep up and don't give in, you can do it!!

catblaster: Best to you! Keep the Faith!

Every Morning I Wake Up Is Going To Be A Great Day Even If It's My Worst!

Good post but I can vouch that COPD does not stay as mild. Mine did for many years but in the last year, things have gone downhill - now wear oxygen for most of the day and just taking out the garbage has become a major exertion task. I wish you all the best as I do to all who have quit and lived to talk about it.